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Reduced Risk of Cancer Among Heart Failure Patients That Use Statins

Statin use among patients with heart failure is associated with a 16% lower risk of developing cancer compared with non-statin users during an average of... The post Reduced Risk of Cancer…
SciTechDaily
2021-06-23 01:00

Pathogenic Bacteria Rendered Almost Harmless: New Strategy to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacterium

By identifying one of the mechanisms regulating the virulence of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a UNIGE team is proposing a new strategy to combat this bacterium, which... The post Pathogenic Bacteria Rendered Almost…
SciTechDaily
2021-06-23 00:14
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Signs of Geological Activity Discovered on Venus

The surface of Venus is cracked and moves like ice floating on the ocean – likely due to tectonic activity. The big idea Much of... The post Signs of Geological Activity…
SciTechDaily
2021-06-22 23:33

Covid's Delta Variant: What We Know

The variant is gaining traction worldwide. But vaccines are driving down coronavirus case numbers in the U.S., and it’s unclear whether Delta will reverse that trend.…
nytimes
2021-06-22 23:28

NASA taps Tide to develop special laundry detergent for astronauts

Given how many years humans have spent in space, it may be surprising to learn that NASA still lacks a laundry detergent solution for its astronauts. Presently, individuals living on…
slashgear
2021-06-22 23:20

Sweet and Salty Sonora: Chocolate Mountains and a Salty Lake

Chocolate mountains and a salty lake highlight this desert landscape. This photo of the Sonoran Desert in Southern California was taken with a camera mounted... The post Sweet and Salty Sonora:…
SciTechDaily
2021-06-22 22:22

Prime Day deal: Convert motion into light with a DIY hand-crank flashlight kit, 40% off

Get 40% off this STEM activity kit on Prime Day.…
livescience
2021-06-22 22:21

Switching from Western diet to a balanced diet may reduce skin, joint inflammation

Diet rich in sugar and fat leads to disruption in the gut's microbial culture and contributes to inflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis. Research shows that switching to a more…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 22:10

Antelope's fate shrouded by social, political forces

The story of efforts to conserve the endangered oribi in South Africa represent a diaspora of issues as varied as the people who live there.…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 21:43

Some seafloor microbes can take the heat: And here's what they eat

In two new studies on life in the seafloor of the Guaymas Basin, in the Gulf of California, scientists show that distinct regions within the Basin harbor specially adapted microorganisms;…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 21:43

In many cases, MS starts long before the diagnosis

Years before they are diagnosed, persons with multiple sclerosis (MS) make significantly more visits to doctors and hospitals than others. Specialists have recently discussed whether this might represent a preliminary…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 21:43

It's true: Stress does turn hair gray (and it's reversible)

A new study offers quantitative evidence linking psychological stress to graying hair in people.…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 21:43

Why Utilities Want to Control Your Smart Thermostat

Don’t mess with Texans’ air conditioning. Here’s why some customers in the state had their thermostats remotely controlled.…
wired
2021-06-22 21:30

The Give and Take of Stellar Mega-Flares: By Studying Thousands of Young Stars, New Information Has Emerged

How do flares, or outbursts, from young stars affect planets that orbit around them? The largest study of star-forming regions in X-rays using NASA’s Chandra... The post The Give and Take…
SciTechDaily
2021-06-22 21:12

Earth has a 'pulse' of 27.5 million years

Most major geological events in Earth's recent history have clustered in 27.5-million-year intervals — a pattern that scientists are now calling the "pulse of the Earth."…
livescience
2021-06-22 21:07

Venus Lacks Plate Tectonics. But It Has Something Much More Quirky.

Scientists say giant slices of rock may move across the surface of Earth’s closest neighbor like pack ice floating in the sea.…
nytimes
2021-06-22 20:34

Artificial Proteins Never Seen in the Natural World Are Becoming New COVID Vaccines and Medicines

Researchers have begun to crack the code of protein structure, allowing them to remake, well, everything -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com…
sciam
2021-06-22 20:30

Flash mob in the nucleus

The nucleus is much more than a storage compartment for chromosomes: It also contains the complex machinery producing transcripts of the genes that are currently needed and releases them into…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 20:28

Strange 'blinking star' defies all explanation

Astronomers have no idea what to make of a star that dimmed by 97 percent and then brightened again.…
livescience
2021-06-22 20:20

Against Expectations, Southwestern Summers Are Getting Even Drier

The finding by researchers runs counter to a basic tenet of climate change — that warming increases humidity because hotter air holds more moisture. It’s also bad news for fire seasons.…
nytimes
2021-06-22 20:01

An Unexpected Planetary Feature Has Just Been Found on Venus

Something is moving down there.…
sciencealert
2021-06-22 20:00

Detecting Methylation with a Highly Sensitive Workflow

Enzymatic conversion and hybrid capture target enrichment combine to optimize methylation sequencing.…
the-scientist
2021-06-22 19:53

Take Part in ESA’s Space App Camp 2021

ESA is inviting up to 25 committed mobile app developers and specialists in artificial and machine learning related to observing Earth from space to join... The post Take Part in ESA’s…
SciTechDaily
2021-06-22 19:51

Psoriasis drug could be used to help people stop drinking alcohol

A treatment for the skin condition psoriasis reduced the number of drinks consumed by people with alcohol use disorders, and it seems to act on part of the brain involved…
newscientist
2021-06-22 19:27

Self-reported declines in cognition may be linked to changes in brain connectivity

A research team recently published the results of a three-year study of cognitive changes in older adults who complained that their cognitive ability was worsening though clinical assessments showed no…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 19:23

How pancreatic cancer cells dodge drug treatments

Pancreatic cancer cells typically rely on a mutant version of the KRAS protein to proliferate. These cancer cells can also survive losing KRAS by activating alternative growth pathways. Scientists discovered…
sciencedaily
2021-06-22 19:23

Robots, slime and rockets: 5 science kits on sale for Prime Day

Save on science, with STEM experiments kits for kids on Prime Day.…
livescience
2021-06-22 19:18

Trees Are Missing in Low-income Neighborhoods

More tree cover would lower disproportionately high levels of heat and pollution -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com…
sciam
2021-06-22 19:00

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